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Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

Rev. Chandler Stokes

Martin Luther said: “The devil flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the Word of God.... Music is a gift and grace of God, not an invention of humankind. Thus it drives out the devil and makes people cheerful.” We are participants in music—singing, playing, listening, and yet it seems to be bigger than us, much bigger, more mysterious, less controllable. We speak of being “moved”—there’s a lot going on here…